Wall-paper-pasting machine.



B. P. REYNOLDS.

WALL PAPER PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3. 191s.

1,285,38Q. Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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WALL PAPER- PASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3 I916.

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BYRON I. REYNOLDS. OF MACHIAS. NEW YORK.

WALL-PAPER-PASTING MACHINE.

Application filed August 3, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, BYRON P. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Machias. in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vall- Paper-Pasting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in wall paper pasting means, and it is a primary object to provide a machine of this nature which is so constructed that a roll of wall paper may be placed bodily within the machine and may be withdrawn into proper lengths, means being provided to apply and smooth the paste upon the back side of the paper as lengths thereof are taken.

A further object is to construct a cutting means in conjunction with the machine. which means is so arranged that strips of any desired length may be out after the paste has been applied on the paper.

A still further object lies in providing a gage to permit the pattern of the paper to be viewed and lengths of the same to be matched.

Yet another object is to so construct the mechanism that the working parts of the machine may be removed and disassembled to allow cleaning. and to provide means which will hold the paper straight as it is taken from the roll. thus assuring that the paper may be used to the very end of the roll and the last end will be straightened out so that the paste will be properly applied thereto.

WVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter set forth in connection with the drawings and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a machine constructed after my invention with a roll of paper shown fitted in place therein,

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the outer case or paste tank removed,

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the machine,

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the case wit-h certain of the working part-s illustrated as broken away to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 112,990.

better show the arrangement of the entire structure,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view to better disclose the manner of mounting the paper holding roll,

Fig. 0 is a fragmentary sectional view to better illustrate the cutting means, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken at right angles to the disclosure in Fig. 6 and on the line 7 7 thereof.

The outer receptacle or tank 1 is preferably rectangular in outline and is made of such size that it is somewhat longer than the stzi-pdard length of wall paper as packed in ro s.

This receptacle or tank is open at its top and is made liquid-tight at its bottom so that paste in a liquid or semi-liquid state can be placed therein. A rack constituting the end plates 2 and 3 with the spacing bars 4 connected therebetween is made of a size that it fits down within the receptacle 1 and snugly in place so that it is held against shifting or against misplac'ement. The spacing bars 4 of this frame or rack structure are made of such length that the plates 2 and 3 are spaced somewhat from the inner sides of the ends of the receptacle 1, and. flanges 5 and 6 are provided at the opposite side edges of the plates 2 and 3 to engage with the inner wall of the receptacle and maintain this spaced relation of the plates. The plates 2 and 3 are made of such height that they project slightly above the upper edges of the ends of the receptacle 1, and as is better shown in Fig. 2, these plates 2 and 3 are each provided with the spaced apart notches 7 and 8 which are formed from the top edges of the plates and are sunk for a considerable distance into the same, thus bringing these notches to terminate adjacent the lower edge of each of the plates, it however being preferable that the notches 8 be made of lesser depth than the notches 7 so that the notches 7 will terminate at points below the points of termination of the notches 8. Adjacent the side edges of the plates and beyond the notches 8. the plates are slotted through to provide the openings as shown at 9, these slotted openings being arranged in vertical relation.

A paste applying roller 10, which is preferably made hollow and air-tight has the bearing pintlcs 11 at, the ends thereof and the arms 12 are extended from these bearing pintles at right angles to the turning axis of the roller 10 and at their ends terminate in eyes 13 or have separate members secured thereon to provide these eyes. A dry roller 14, which is hollow throughout its entire extent has a two-part shaft 15 fitted therein with the two sections slightly spaced at their inner ends. The roller 14 has spaced openings 16 and 17 formed through the side thereof in line, and the sections of the shaft 15 have the plates 18 and 19 secured thereon adjacent the inner ends and in such relation that they are acccssible through the openings 16 and 17. Disks or shoulders 20 are formed or secured around the outer ends of the shaft 15 spaced slightly inwardly from the extreme ends and this shaft 15 is so mounted that bearing portions 21 and 22 extend from the ends of the roller 14, a spring 23 belng mounted between the disks 18 an 19 to urge the sections of the shaft outwardly so that the shoulders or disks 20 will bear against ,the inner sides of the end portions of the roller. A spindle 24 is provided to be fitted through the center of a roll of wall paper as indicated at 25, and the ends of this spin-' dle or shaft may then be fitted in the notches 7 of the plates 2 and 3 so that the wall paper will drop down to rest upon the upper side of the roller 10, the shaft 24 acting to maintain the roll of paper against displacement and at the same time permitting revoluble movement of the roll as'the paper may be unwound therefrom. The roll of paper as indicated at 25 bears by gravity down against the roller 10 and to further increase this gravity pressure and to also maintain the paper against curling as the end of the roll is reached, I provide a cross bar 26 which is shaped at its ends to be received in the notches 7 of plates 2 and 3 and to thus bear against the .upper side of the roll throughout the entire length thereof, this bar 26 serving to straighten the paper previous to contact with the paste roller and at the same time acting to brake turning movement of the roll through frictional bearing there-against and to thus hold the paper against unrolling too readily as lengths are drawn through the pasting mechanism.

The outer surface of the roller 10 is preferably covered with a fabric or other surfacing material as indicated at 27, which surfacing material is of the character to take up paste as it is turned with the turning of the roll of paper when lengths of paper are being unwound therefrom. As has been stated, the roll of paper is fitted on the shaft or spindle 24 to bear against the roller 10 and the end of the strip of paper is brought upwardly at the opposite side of the container and the dry roller 14 is fitted in place by inserting the thumb and finger through the openings 16 and 17 to exert pressure against the disks 18 and 19 and to thus withdraw the bearing extensions 21 and 22 of the shaft 15 against the tension of the spring 23, after which this roller is so fitted that the bearing portions 21 and 22 are received through the eyes 13 of the extended arms 12 carried by t e bearing pintles of the roller 10 and thus these two rollers are in a measure coupled together. The paper is thus so dis osed that the back side is laced against t e surface of the roller 10 w ich has the fabric or other covering 27 and the face of the paper is rc ceived over the'dry roller 14 with the free end extending upwardly between this roller and the adjacent side of the container 1. A shaft or rod 27 has the felt or other suitable wiping strip 28 secured thereon and this shaft or rod is arranged to be fitted with its ends received in the slot openings 9, in which relation the wiping strip 28 contacts with the back side of the paper as it is brought up over the dry roller 14 and this strip acts to smooth the paste on the paper and to remove any excess amount of paste which may have been applied in passage of paper over the roller 10.

It will of course be understood that the parts of the operative mechanism will be assembled in the notches and slots of the plates forming the ends of the frame work before this frame work is placed within the container 1, and then after paste has been placed in the container to rise to the proper level in the lower part thereof and this rack with the operating parts fitted in place thereon and with a roll of paper held in the proper relation has been inserted Within the confines of the container, the end of the strip of paper comprising the roll is presented in such a position that it can be readily grasped and drawn outwardly to secure the proper length of strip. The drawing of the strip of paper over the dry roller 14 causes the back of paper to contact with the roller 10 and to impart turning movement to this paste roller which brings the entire surface thereof into contact with the reverse side of the paper and through turning in the paste in the container causes the paste to be taken up and to be applied to the strip of paper as drawn from the roller. As the paper passes over the dry roller, the wiping strip 28 comes in contact with the surface having the paste applied thereon and thus the paste is smoothed over the back surface of the paper, and at the same time any lumps or excess quantity of paste is removed. During the operation of drawing the strip from the roll of paper, the roller 10 will be held down to the proper submergence in the past through the weight of the roll of paper and of the cross bar 26, and the dry roller 14 will be held against rising upwardly in the notches 8. through the connection of the arms 12 therewith. It is preferable that the paste roller 10 be made slightly shorter than the dry roller 14 and also positioned so that the roll of paper will project at each end slightly beyond the end of the paste roller, and in this way it is insured that the paste is not applied in a manner to flow over the edges of the strip of paper and into the dry roller 14 from which it would be transmitted to the face surface of the paper- The strip of paper as drawn from the roll and with the paste applied thereon might be measured to the proper length and then severed from the strip comprising the roll by the use of a pair of shears or in any other way; however, it is preferable that means be embodied with the structure as above set forth which will cut the various strips from the roll when th proper length has been drawn therefrom, and this means is preferably mounted on the container 1 in a manner to be normally moved to an inoperative relation to permit free withdrawal of the strip from the roll, the cutting means being so arranged that it may then be. swung or moved to the operative relation to sever the strip and may be again returned to the inoperative position to permit withdrawal of the paper for the next successive strip. A substantially U-shaped frame member 29 is hingedly mounted on the side top edge of the container 1 adjacent the positioning of the dry roller 14, and this frame member has the extensions 30 formed beyond the point of pivotal or hinged mounting at 31 so that as the frame is swung to the raised relation as shown in Fig. 1, these extensions 30 come to bearing against the outer side of the container and thus hold the frame in a raised relation. The cross bar of the U-shaped frame member 29 has the cutting knife 32 secured thereon, which cutting knife has a serrated edge, and a knife shield 33 is shaped as is better shown in Fig. 6 in such a manner that it fits over the cross bar and over the knife 32 to provide a protective covering for the knife, springs 34 being provided at each end and mounted between the cross bar of the U-shaped member 29 and portions of the shield casing 33 to normally-hold the shield in a relation in which the serrated cutting edge of the knife is in-' cased. The fol ward side of the container 1 has the top edge thereof curled over and looped back upwardly to provide the knife slot 35, and the shield 33 has a projecting flange 36 formed as a part thereof to further protect the knife and to engage with the upper edge of the up-turned portion forming the knife slot so that as the U-shaped frame member 29 is thrown over sharply against the paper which is drawn taut across the knife slot 35, this 'flange 36 will engage &

with the upper edge of the front wall 0 the container and the shield will thusbe held stationary while the frame continues in its downward movement to a relation that the cutting edg of the knife 32 passes through the paper. This striking of the flange. 36

against the paper as brought overthe upper edge of the portibn forming the knife slot acts to hold the paper stretched across the slot, and due to the fact that the cutting edge of the knife is serrated, the cutting action is accomplished veryeffioiently. Following the cutting of the strip from the roll, the frame member 29 may be again swung to the raised position as indicated in Fig. 1 and the free end of the paper composing the roll is presented in a relation to be grasped in drawing out another length of paper to'form another strip.

In drawing the paper from the roll, the back or plain sideis presented upwardly, and where the paper is a figured or printed surfaced paper, it may be diflicult to match up the figures of successive strips, therefore I find it advisable to provide a matching gage 37 which is better shown in Fig. 1. This matching gage comprises an elongated casing having a strip of mirror or other refleeting material :as indicated at 38 fitted therein, and a substantially L-shaped extension 39 is formed with the casing to be received in .the loop 40 carried by the container 1 so that this gage may be mounted upon the container beneath the strip of paper as it is drawn from the roll and adjacent to one of the edges thereof. The gage casing 37 has indicating markings 41 shown in a scale along one edge thereof adjacent the mirror, and in this way indication is given not only of the pattern but also as to the length of repeats in the pat tern.

In the use of the machine, the container 1 may be set closely adjacent one of the side walls, provided a ceiling is being papered, and then by drawing out the strips and bringing the same to overlap somewhat adjacent the opposite wall, the length to which the strips should be out can be determined; or if the machine is being used in applying paper to side walls the machine may be set upon a paste board or at any other suitable point and the strip may be drawn out to the proper length, it of course being understood that the strip has the paste applied thereto as it is drawn off from the roll. This strip of paper is cut off to be of proper length by the mechanism as described and may be then folded in the usual manner for more ready handling after which it may be readily applied, it being obvious that proper trimming and fitting of the strip will. necessarily be accomplished in the usual manner. By the use of the device as set forth, it is insuredthat the paste is kept at all times thoroughly stirred as the roller 10 turns therein and thus the paste of the proper thickness and consistency is applied to the strip of paper throughout its entire length, the wipmg strip 28 acting to even the paste over the entire surface and length of the strip. The arrangement of the frame or rack within the outer container forms a structure which permits ready removal of the working parts so that they may be prop- I erly cleaned to remove paste following each use of the machine, and thus the device may at all times be kept in proper condition for the most eflici'ent operat1on.

From the foregoing it W111 be seen that I have provided a machine which permits the application. of paste in a smooth and even film over the strips of paper as taken from a roll, which allows the proper length to be ascertained and then provides means to sever the strip from the main portion of the roll, means at the same time being arranged to permit matching of the pattern, and while I have herein shown and de scribed only one specific form of the device, it'will be understood that a number of variations and changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of. the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to'the exact disclosure, but rather only to such points as may be set forth in the claims.

I claim 1. A wall paper pasting machine including a tank adapted to have paste received in the lower part thereof, a rack to be fitted within the tank, a paste roller revolubly mounted in said rack disposed at a height to have the lower part thereof received in the paste, a spindle adapted to carry a roll of paper and loosely mounted in the rack in such relation that the roll rests by gravity upon the paste roller, and a cross bar loosely carried by the rack above the roll of paper and hearing by gravity thereon.

2. A- wall paper pasting machine including a tank adapted to have paste received in the lower part thereof, a'rack to be fitted within the tank, a paste roller revolubly mounted in said rack disposed at a height to have the lower part thereof received in the paste, a spindle adapted to carry a roll of paper and loosely mounted in the rack in such relation that the roll rests by gravity upon the paste roller, a cross bar loosely carried by the rack above the roll of paper and hearing by gravity thereon, a dry roller over whichthe paper is drawn following contact-with the paste roller, and a wiping strip loosely carrled by the rack adjacent the dry roller to bear by gravity upon that side of the paper having the paste thereon as the paper is drawn over the dry roller.

"to have the lower part thereof received in the paste, spindle adapted to carry a roll of paper ildloosely mounted in the rack in such relation that the roll rests by gravity upon the paste roller, a cross bar loosely carried by the rack above the roll of paper and hearing by gravity thereon, a dry roller over which the paper is drawn following contact with the paste roller, a wiping strip loosely carried by the rack adjacent the dry roller to bear by gravity upon that side of the paper having the paste thereon as the paper is drawn over the .dry roller, and

means carried by the tank to sever the strip of paper following passage over the dry when.

4:. A wall paper pastin machine including an open-topped tan a rack made up of endpieces and cross bars shaped to be received within the tank, said end pieces each having two slots formed therein and extending down from the upper edge and being providedwith flanges by which they paste roller having bearing spindles at the ends thereof mounted in the slots of the end pieces to be disposed in a position to take aste from the tank as revoluble movement is imparted thereto, a spindle shaped at its ends to be received loosely in the slotin which the paste roller is mounted and adapted to carry a roll of paper in such relation that the roll rests by gravity upon the paste roller, a bar shaped at'its ends to be received in the slots in which the spindle is mounted and to be loosely held in a position to rest by gravity u on the roll of paper, a dry roller mounte with its'ends revolubly received in the remaining slots of. the end pieces and disposed at a point above the maximum level of the paste within the tank, .a connection between the paste roller and the dry roller, and a wipingstrip mounted adjacent the dry roller.

5. A wall paper pasting machine comprising a tank, means for supporting a roll of aper thereon, a knife secured to said tan a knife receiving member positioned along one edge of said tank, a knife shield carried by said knife and provided with a laterally extending flange portion, spring means engaging said flange portion and supporting said knife in a yieldable condition above said flange portion, a projecting flange formed upon said shield, and said projecting flange adapted to firmly hold the paper in engagement with said knife receiving member while the paper is being cut.

6. A machine of the class described comprising a tank, means forsupporting a roll are spaced from the ends of the tank, a

of aper therein, cutting means carried 'by sai tank, a matching gage extending from said tank and comprising a body having an L-shaped extension upon the inner end thereof, a bracket engaging said L-shaped extension for firmly securing said gage to said tank, and a reflecting mirror carried by the body of said gage for permitting the pattern of the sheet of paper carried by said tank to be projected upon said gage.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

EDDIE W. Films, 1 ROBERT H. CAMP.

BYRON P. REYNOLDS." i 

